Del Rio’s legacy.I don’t think Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio gets as much credit as he should. Del Rio has put a defense together that has outperformed what the talking heads said was possible, when critics fretted what Denver would do without Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller. After last season, Del Rio got no play as a potential head coach. I am not sure how much longer Denver will be able to enjoy the situation. In the meantime, I get as much thrill watching the defense do its thing as I do watching Peyton Manning racking up all those points.

Dwight, Tucson

Kiz: John Fox was smart enough to hire an old football buddy after Del Rio was dismissed in Jacksonville. So props to “Foxy.” No offense to brilliant young offensive coordinator Adam Gase or anybody else on the Denver staff, but Del Rio is the best football coach employed by John Elway. And I’m also certain of this: Del Rio is a better football coach than the ones San Diego and Oakland hired away from Denver. Del Rio is the great, unsung hero of the Broncos’ recent success.

Too harsh on Von. It would be incredibly refreshing to look at your column without having to read a long litany of cheap shots directed at Von Miller. Yeah, the guy messed up. But he is now paying a hefty price for his mistakes. The way you continue to bang on about his character deficiencies leads me to believe you’re some kind of fist-in-the-air Nazi masquerading as a sports journalist. Everyone must goose step to Kiz’s ideal of how Mr. Perfect Bronco must behave. Try being a real journalist for a change. Do a little detective work and tell us one thing of a positive nature about Miller.

R.A., Englewood

Kiz: I wear glasses to read. Miller wears hipster nerd glasses when not on the football field. Miller shows every nerd like me it’s possible for a nerd to get revenge on the athletic field, as well as in the classroom.

Shame on Miller. Kiz, you got it exactly right when you wrote “Miller can no longer be trusted to be a cornerstone player.” It’s way past the time when talent is more important than being a cheat and a druggie. How can the rest of the team look up to Miller any longer? How can the fans trust him to be a hero? Why is management hanging on to a loser? I’m ashamed the Broncos haven’t fired the bum.

Donna, Lakewood

Kiz: Hmm, if the fan mail received here at Kickin’ It Headquarters is any indication, Miller seems to have become a polarizing figure in Broncos Country. Is Miller being persecuted? Or is he a knucklehead unworthy of our trust? This argument is more entertaining than buying a six-pack and a pizza on Thursday night, plopping down on the sofa in front of the TV and quick flipping the channel between those wacky class clowns, Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow.

Man with the plan. And today’s parting shot is fired by a real man of genius who might now realize he unwittingly helped a starving author turn his book into a best seller:

Thanks to your appearance on Philadelphia radio station WIP to promote “No Plan B,” your book on Manning and the Broncos, the City of Brotherly Love knows what Denver already did: You’re an idiot, Kiz. The Broncos will beat the Eagles 55-30? Where did you come up with that score? And your theory on why Manning is playing so well with the Broncos is about the dumbest thing you’ve ever said.

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